Matching
Match the correct word for each item. Write the letter
AND the word for each answer in the space provided.
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A | Hoovervilles | B | Dow Jones Industrial Average | C | business
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The ____ is a period in which the economy grows, then contracts.
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Information about stock prices is reflected in the ____.
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During the Depression, homeless people set up ____.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
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4.
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A major environmental crisis of the 1930s was known as
_________________
A | the Dust Bowl. | C | Black Tuesday. | B | the Grapes of Wrath. | D | the Great Crash. |
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During the Depression, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans
_________
A | made great strides in equal rights legislation. | C | were less affected than other
groups. | B | often lost jobs to white laborers. | D | were encouraged to start their own
businesses. |
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What was one effect of the wage cuts and unemployment of the 1930s?
A | The divorce rate nearly tripled. | C | Hoovervilles sprang up in the
nation’s cities. | B | Banks pardoned thousands of farm
mortgages. | D | Most industries
gave top jobs to married women. |
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The rise in homelessness mainly resulted from _________
A | increased immigration. | C | a decline in housing construction. | B | high interest
rates. | D | laid-off workers
losing their homes. |
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Dorothea Lange’s photographs of migrant workers ________
A | appeared in The Grapes of Wrath movie. | C | were lost in the Dust
Bowl. | B | angered many unemployed mothers. | D | helped win aid for the
workers. |
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People’s physical and mental health declined as a result of
_________
A | poor diet and anxiety. | C | increased wages. | B | a soaring divorce rate. | D | Farm Security Administration
programs. |
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During the Depression working women were __________
A | embarrassed to be working. | C | paid extra if they got
married. | B | respected for being family providers. | D | accused of taking jobs away from
men. |
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